Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1889 — INDIANAT SATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANAT SATE NEWS.

Ex-Sin a tob Platt makes a strong point against the civil citing the fact that it ha- certainly not provided us with any better officers than we had before it was enacted. If it has not improved the service, then it has unquestionably failed to accomplish the purpose for which it was intended, and its opponents have a right to ssy that the country would have done just as well without it Compared with the duration of life of the ordinary European nation, the United Stqtes is young. Nevertheless, the only great European Powers whose Governments have maintained esietonce longer than ours without revolution < >r reorganization of some sort are Great. Britain and Russia. Every other big nation on the eastern side of the Atlantic has changed its Governmental systemby agencies more or less cataclysmic since the April day a hundred years ago When the American Republic was ushered into being. The lawyer in politics displaced the minister in politics, at the opening of the revolution, just a century ago. The parsons ruled the country lor over l®o years, and made, on the whole, and excellent job of it. The lawyers, beginning with Hamilton and Jefferson, have done quite as well in most respects, and, in some, better. Washington was not a lawyer, but he invariably put the highest offices in the hands rof lawyers. It looks now as if the next century would be controlled by experts—that is, by scientists and investigators—call them professors if you prefer. Our economical and social organizations, sanitary matters Mid affairs pertaining to health and wealth are steadily calling to men of this class. MRt C art er, Minister to the Ha waiian Islands, urges that the time has come to abolish the Washington principles of letting other nations alone and comp elling them to let us alone, and to mi x freely in the affairs of the foreign world. But Mr. Carter forgets that our prosperity under this regime ha s really done more to influence the governmentsand peoples of the earth than if we had sent armies and navies to interfere in every quarrel and to dictate lines of policy for every nation. An opposite policy would have involved us in constant war, depressed our industries, and left us less influential for good than the small States of Europe, if it did not dissolve us altogether. The permanent policy for a Republic is a mind-your-own-business policy. Hon. William E, Chandler, from present indications, will not have the walk-over for the re-election to the Senate which both his friends and his foes expected a few months ago. A new and formidable opponent to him has just arisen. This is Jacob H. Gallinger. There are 188 Republican votes in the Joint caucus of the New Hampshire Legislature, and the Gallinger men claim to be reasonably certain of controlling 106 of them at least The Chandler men, on the other hand, do not appear to doubt the success of their favorite; but they have lost the jaunty air of confidence which they exhibited up to within two or three weeks past The chances are, though, that Chandler will “pull through,” but by a small majority. Next month the election takes place. The possible mischief of hasty legislation aiming at reform is illustrated by a story that comes from Connecticut. An industrious, sober fellow lost his position at Arlington and wandered to town to find work. Without success, after three weeks of searching, he begged at a farm house for a cup of coffee. The farmer’s wife not only refused him. but caused his arrest By the btate law he was sentenced to a month's imprisonment and S3O fine. He escaped from jail and went to his wife and children, who were subsisting on charity. The State reclaimed him to serve out his sentence, and he must do it The suppression of tramps is a needful business of legislation, but the enforcement of a good law requires the use of common sense and charity. Minister Romero is correct in his opinion that the annexation of Mexico to the United States would not be to the advantage of either country at present Mexico is, compared with the territory which came under the Government by the purchases from France, Spain and Russia, quite thickly settled, and it has race characteristics and civilisation very different from our own. The United States would find it very difficult to assimilate its big neighbor on the southwest Even Canada, most of whose inhabitants speak our language and have a social fabric bearing some slight resemblance to ours, would not be a particularly welcome acquisition to us. The diverse, heterogeneous and, in some respects, antagonistic elements composing a portion of our present population offer problems complex and delicate enough to test the ability and patience of our statesmen, without reaching out for any new problems to

Warsaw has beautiful parks. Winchester is using electric light. Convicts at the Prison South numbered 658 last week. - [ Daniel Winslow, a resident of Grant county for 60 years, is dead. Columbus is “wide open” of Sundays, and saloon brawls are a result The corner stone of a $40,000 Catholic ehurch will be laid at Tipton, Jnne 16. Alexander Hockaday, of Harrison county, claims to be one hundred and seven’years old. Coil, son of Fred McEyer, of Greensburg, ran a wirfe nail in his foot and died of lock jaw. The May Musical festival at Indianapolis, on the 27th, 28th and 29th, gives every promise of complete success. Nine horses dropped dead in the southern part of Vigo county one day last week while in harness, and the farmers report some unknown malady prevailing. -——-j Captain John Field, of Jeffersonville,took off his clothes to wade while fishing, and the garments uyOre chewed up by calves, including SSO in paper money and $1 in silver. Clark county grand jury men propose to indict people who treat newly married folks, in that county, to a charivari witlipan pounding and bell ringing accompaniments. L I '■ C"'-’ Alexander Monroe.livfng near Middietown, was accidentally killed Thursday, while handling a revolver, the ball entering his neck. He was about fifty years of age, and unmarried. Thomas W. Swanagan, a farmer of Daviess county, aged sixty years, is being sued by Miss Marian Elizabeth Milholland, of Washington, for breach of promise to marry. She asks $2,000. David Burnie, of Fort Wavne, found Samuel Brewley in his wife’s chamber Saturday flight and opened fire upon him, two shots taking effect, inflicting a fatal wound. Burnie surrendered himself to the uolice. Among the street cleaning gang working on the streets of Jeffersonville is a large negro woman, who is said to make the dust fly as dexterously as her white companions. She is a widow, and has several small children to support. John Howell, a noted horse-thief, sixty-one years old, was released from the northern prison Thursday, but was immediately arrested for another offense, anri wiil likely spend the remainder, of his days in prison. Walter C. Hammond, convict in the Prison North, Jis in a dying condition, and the Governor refuses to pardon him because he finds that his record has been bad from his youth up. At the age of sixteen he assisted in a train robbery. Goshen is exercised over the fact that Harry A. Butterfield and Anna J. Beck, society people, were married one year ago, and so carefully guarded was the secret that it was not known until this week, when it was made public by the principals. Mrs. Olive Olds, near Deedsvilie, while riding with her sons, was thrown out in a runaway accident and her knee so badly crushed that amputation followed. The lady failed to rally fro n the shock and her death occurred the present week. == William Minor, of Burney, placed a dynamite blast in a well which he was digging, but it failed to explode. He then lowered himself into the well, and began re-tamping with a crowbar. The jar exploded the dynamite and he was terribly injured. A goat belonging to Daniel Weaver, of Shipskewana, ate two twenty-dollar bills and two promissory notes calling for an equal amount, belonging to his owner. The animal was killed and dissected, but not enough of the money was recovered for redemption purposes. Arthur Beeler; aged nineteen, of Union Mills, was found lying in the woods Monday, with a gun clasped in his arms, he having committed suicide by blowing out his brains. The youngster had been disappointed in love, having been jilted by a girl with whom be was keeping company, ' The Cleveland, Columbus. Cincinnati A Indianapolis (Bee Line), the Cincin-' nati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago, and the Indianapolis & St. Louis railways were consolidated, Wednes'fov, by a vote of the stockholders. The r?ads will probably not be operated under one management until about the middle of July. George Howery, a wealthy farmer living in the northern part of Shelbv county, was arrested at home, Thursday, by the sheriff of Rush county, charged with being one of ths three’ men who passed about S3OO of counterfeit fives and tens in Rushville, Tuesday. Considerable counterfeit money was found in his possession. Dr. L. B. Staley, of Knox county, was riding, Thursday morning, when his horse stumbled, fell and threw the Doctor off and broke his arm. Dr. Staley is phenomenally unfortunate. Within two years he has broken his right arm twice, his left arm twice, and had each of his legs broken, and at another time broke his collar bone. His injuries Snerally result from the handling of itious horses.

Hog cholera has made its anpearance among the porkers owned by Michael Sbannahan, a well known farmer at Lincolnville, Wabash county. Up to this time seventy-five animals have died. The cholera has not yet appeared among the hogs in the neigh'borhood.and every effort will be made to prevent it from spreading. Marion Douglass, recently arrested as a horsethief, in Southern Indiana, has served fourteen years out of seventeen in prison for horse-stealing, and three cases are now hanging over him. He haa made numerous escapee from the authorities, and is said to be an exceedingly dangerous criminal, bv reason of hia shrewdness. It is further said o him, that in hia,criminal career he haa Stolen fallen five hundred horses. Cyrus Seldomridge, of Muncie, who has been nearly blind for several years, received word Friday from the Pension Office that hia pension had beerwncreaaed from $2 to $72 per month. aSd that an arrearage amounting to $7,250 would be ©aid him on June 4. This generous recognition, coming even at this late day, and after years of patient waiting, ia a godfiend to Mr. Seldomridge and family, who have struggled for years to make an honorable and respectable firing. At Marion, Wednesday morning,

Charles Hope shot his daughter-in-law, Mrs. John Hupe, inflicting probably fatal injuries. The two families lived in the same house and had been having considerable trouble. The injured woman was in the act of feeding some chickens , when the old man blazed away with a shot gun. Not less than a hundred shot took effect in her head, shoulders/ back and neck, Her assailant and his wife were arrested and imprisoned. The prisoner is seventy-two years of age. Incendiarism is besoming rife, throughout the State, scarcely a day passing twit that losses are reported from the destruction of barns and more valuable property, and aa a rule the mischief is directly traceable to tramps. In many counties they fire the premises in retaliation for fancied ill-treat-ment, and the temper in many communities is rapidly rising to fever heat in conseouence. and the argument, is frequently made that a few “hanging bees” will be necessary to rid the earth of the unwholsome presence of these vagrants. Of the Indiana wheat -nrobabilitieß, according to State Agricultural Secretary Heron’s information, the acreage of 2,710,000 acres will yield an average of about fourteen and one-half bushels per acre, or a total of 39,295,000 bushels. Last year there was an acreage of 2,774,000 and a total yield of 28,879,000. This estimate places the- average yield ip 1889 far ahead of that of 1888.’ Comparing the condition of growing wheat in various winter-wheat producing •States, Indiana will probably rank above Ohio, Kentucky ana Missouri, and below Michigan, Illinois and Kansas. The “Indiana May Musical Festival” to be given at Indianapolis May 27, 28, and 29 is an event of unusual interest to lovers of music. There will be a chorus of 600 voices which have been trained carefully for months by Prof. Karl Baros, and a large orchestra composed of members of the Theodore Thomas and Boston Symphony Orchestras, and local musician’s. ’Many eminent soloists have also been engaged, foremost among whom are Miss Emma Juch, Signor Jules Perotti, and Herr Emil Fischer,and others of almost equal note. Indiana talent will be represented by Miss Margaret Reid Kackly and Miss Hortense Pierse. Altogether a series of as fine musical entertainments as were ever given in the West is promisee. Patents were granted, Tuesday, to the following named Indiana inventors: Francis M. Abbott, Jeffersonville, veloci pederChas. R. guide for band saws; Wm. N. Darnall, Worthington, shingle machine, John W. Ferrinburg, Hege. churn; Wm. C. Hoffman, Albany, washii g machine. W. D. Johnson, Seymour, wooden dish; Orian S. Meeks, Evansville, and J. O. Brown, Eureka, plow; Wm. H. O’Beirne, Ft. Wayne, insulation tubular iron posts; Newton Rogers and J. A. Whardy, Terre Haute, dynamo speeder for gas engines, carburetor for gas engiireßj governor for gas engines, gas engines, igniter for gas engines; Wm. H. Shank, Huntington, forge tuyere, Edward Warren, Ligonier, thill for vehicles; Jonah C. Wright, Cochran, vertically movable kitchen safe. Daniel L. Harding, the new Mayor of Fort Wayne, was inducted into office Tuesday night, and he created a profound sensation by demanding a reorganization of the police force and police practices, and the enforcement of the law with reference to the liquor traffic. Fort Wayne is noted for its “liberality,” the saloons never closing save from Saturday midnight until Sunday noon. It is claimed that Harding, who is the first Republican Mayor Fort Wayne lias had for many years, was elected by Democratic vote, largely aided by the saloon element, and that he was understood as pledged not to interfere with this liberality. His temperance policy, however, will be thwarted by the political complexion of the Police Board, of which he is a member. Henry Colerick has been re-elected Oily Attorney, and Charles S. Brackinridge has been chosen City Civil Engineer. Sunday, for the first time in twentyfive years, every saloon, drug store and cigar stand in Ft. Wayne was closed, front and back. The liquor-dealers’ Association, at a meeting held Sunday afternoon.decided to observe the Mayor’s order, and Sunday have their committee patrolling the streets for the purpose of filing affidavits against all persons found following their usual vocation. They propose bringing action against the street-car company, milk men, butchers, newsdealers, newspapers, livery men, etc. Mayor Harding publicly stated that all ’ such cases brought before him wouldbe dismissed without trial, thus openly committing himself to a war on the saloons and gamblers alone. The Occidental, one of the oldest gambling houses in the State closed up its business on Friday night, the firm dissolved and the saloon is offered for sale. The Mayor included in his manifesto to all public places within two miles of the city limits, thus practically closing the.Tivoli garden and the Centhvres brewery, the two most popular Sunday resorts in the vicinity.